Sony DSLR-A100K - alpha; Digital Single Lens Reflex Camera Brochure & Specs
Sony® guide to digital photography (spring 2007)
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- Page 1 Guide to Digital Photography Spring 2007...
- Page 2 – even when the circumstances are less than great. Sony cameras shine when the light is low. When subjects are distant. Or moving quickly. Sony uses the latest digital technology to help you get the shot you really want.
- Page 3 Face Detection Friends and family will look their best because Sony has taught cameras how to recognize – and optimize – the human face. Have you ever seen pictures with the faces bleached out because the flash was too strong? Or blurry faces because the camera didn’t know where to focus? Or faces too...
- Page 4 HDTV in HD resolution! Sony has helped to deliver a brilliant new canvas on which you can share your digital pictures. It’s called HDTV and Sony is the industry leader. Thanks to the Full HD 1080 output capability of Sony’s latest Cyber-shot ®...
- Page 5 Out of the shadows The interplay of highlights and shadows is the soul of photography. Now Sony helps you make the most of it. Professional photographers carefully avoid exposure mistakes like “blown out” highlights and “crushed” shadow detail. But sometimes, back-lighting, intense highlights and other tricky situations make these problems hard to avoid.
- Page 6 Bye-bye, blur Handheld shots in low light have been the perfect recipe for blur. Sony uses three powerful technologies to kiss blur goodbye. Shooting in low light means long exposure times. And that means that even slight camera motion ends up destroying the shot with blur.
- Page 7 Do you shoot kids’ sports? Our DSC-H7 and DSC-H9 offer a 15x optical zoom lens that gets you far closer than conventional lenses. Since optical quality is critical, Sony uses a Carl Zeiss ® lens. Since 15x optical zoom can magnify the effect of camera shake, Super SteadyShot ®...
- Page 8 “shutter lag.” The shutter typically opens less than 0.01 second after you fully press the release button. (Times vary by camera.) The power of the BIONZ processor is also the secret behind Sony Face Detection, Dynamic Range Optimizer, Full HD 1080 output and even in-camera...
- Page 9 If only the camera’s flash hadn’t caused those ghoulish red eyes. If only the focus had been a little better. If only the exposure had been a little brighter. Sony’s latest printers announce the end of “if only.” Thanks to the BIONZ ™...
- Page 10 Zoom lenses are often brighter manufacturer’s line! The same 16mm Sony makes both types. (See chart for off the main on the LCD monitor, with indication until the moment of exposure. You frame via the optical...
- Page 11 – the world’s only AF telephoto reflex lens. They feature optical elements with the Carl (0.4 inch) away from the subject! So you Not only is Sony retaining a wide range of Zeiss T-star coatings. These coatings reduce can see (and capture) detail not visible...
- Page 12 CYAN polarizing, neutral density, star, and soft filters. And it appears that everyone understands The soft filter of the Sony VF-30SC adds the right touch that more megapixels are better. Here’s why. of diffusion for romantic portraits, emotional subjects GREEN and atmospheric landscapes.
- Page 13 Operating principle of an “interline transfer” CCD image sensor. Buckets of charge in the light-sensing area are transferred The Sony microlenses maximize low-light performance by directing light onto the sensor areas and away from the the image area of the typical 1/2.5-inch type sensor.
- Page 14 “brains” contributes most of the noise, the image photography, especially in low-light shooting. Sony’s DSC-H9 has no such limitation. The Red, Green and Blue samples for every pixel. The image processor can even convert the processor is another factor.
- Page 15 Low light requires long exposures which can transform even slight camera movement into blur. Three Sony anti-blur per second right up to the capacity creating beautiful star effects on with the Red-eye Reduction filter.
- Page 16 The ultimate in anti-blur technology. they know how to use the viewfinder to moves the CCD! A super-smooth, super-fast has spread noise into adjacent pixels. Sony Clear RAW A digital camera’s LCD monitor is your frame their shots, they also know how noise reduction operates on the camera’s RAW signal –...
- Page 17 N2, H9 and the a100 Digital SLR. the camera’s on-board storage media saves them off. (Monitor picture simulated.) When Sony camera engineers saw or camera-specific plug-ins. on the LCD monitor. Unlike JPEG files, Sony the PlayStation ® Portable, they were the picture.
- Page 18 Reduces power consumption by a whopping sold with the expectation that the owner An original circuit designed and built by Sony, the status to the camera, enabling Sony digital 70%, extends battery life. Many of our digital cameras are also movie cameras, with our MPEG Movie modes.
- Page 19 If the subject is off-center, cameras with a single focus point (left) tend to focus on the background. Sony Multi-Point AF (right) automatically brings the subjects into focus. (Sample Face Detection. As you shoot, the Face the subject is clear.
- Page 20 The smaller the f number, the wider the Value (EV). An increase of +1 EV represents where your subject is significantly Most Sony cameras also include manual aperture opening. a doubling of the incoming light, either by focus for five preset distances, enabling Continued on page 38.
- Page 21 Candle Semi-automatic exposure for the Sony solves common exposure problems with Face Detection technology. (Sample photos for illustration purposes.) intermediate photographer, Program AE Sets a slow shutter speed and high gives you manual adjustment of ISO...
- Page 22 Multi-Pattern Measuring the effect of camera shake. Clear images require steady hands or some means of Sony divides the image into 49 points to camera support, such as a Sony accessory measure incoming light and intelligently tripod. Camera shake is also exaggerated set exposure levels.
- Page 23 DSC-H7, H9 Unlike the many cameras that can only guess at flash metering, Sony delivers better flash exposure with Through-the-Lens and the a100 Digital SLR offer a choice in Pre-Flash Metering. (1) Pre-Flash. (2) Metering off the CCD, through the lens. (3) Accurate flash exposure, adjusted...
- Page 24 Every time the DSC-N2 and G1 take a with friends. There are three ways to connect to an The JPEG images produced by Sony digital cameras. They’re also portable slide shows. picture, they save it into memory for keeps! With 2 gigabytes on-board (1.86 GB net •...
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Page 25: Sharing Your Pictures
Using the optional GPS-CS1KA GPS image tracker, Sony Picture Motion Browser software and an Internet mapping service such as maps.google.com, you can automatically locate your shots on a map of the world. (Sample photo for... - Page 26 Thanks to the BIONZ ™ processor, Sony’s Auto Touch-Up function analyzes, detects and corrects image faults at the press of a single button. (Sample photos for illustration purposes.) To equal the color resolution of a Sony dye sublimation printer, inkjet printers require...
- Page 27 40% better color than our previous LCDs. Super HAD ™ CCD with exclusive Sony technology for area measured diagonally) makes framing and reviewing superb resolution, sensitivity and clarity. pictures easy. • Sleek, stylish design with enormous 3.0" LCD monitor •...
- Page 28 DSLR-A100 camera. • TruFast ™ printing creates a 4" x 6" image in about 45 seconds from a Sony camera, including processing time. • Built-in 3.6" (DPP-FP90) or 2.5" (DPP-FP70) LCD monitor (viewable area measured diagonally) for in-printer editing, DSC-H9 CYBER-SHOT ®...
- Page 29 DSC-W90 DSC-W200 DSC-T20 DSC-T100 DSC-N2 DSC-G1 DSC-H7 DSC-H9 a100 Lens & Imager Lens & Imager Sony Image Sensor 1/2.5" CCD 1/2.5" CCD 1/2.5" CCD 1/2.5" CCD 1/2.5" CCD 1/1.7" CCD 1/2.5" CCD Sony Image Sensor 1/2.5" CCD 1/1.7" CCD 1/2.5" CCD 1/2.5"...
- Page 30 DSC-W90 13, 30, 50 Optical zoom 10-11, 16, 18-19 Advanced Sports Shooting Mode 11, 35 DSLR-A100 3, 18, 23, 24, 26, 28, 31, 32, 36, 41, 43, Optimized printing with Sony cameras 48 AE Lock 40 46, 48, 53 PC-free printing 47, 48...
- Page 31 © 2007 Sony Electronics Inc. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. All rights reserved. Features and specifications are subject to change without notice. TV reception is simulated. Except where noted, all photos are samples for illustration purposes only. Non-metric weights and measures are approximate and may vary. Sony, the Sony logo, AccuPower, Alpha, “a”, Auto Touch-Up, BIONZ, BRAVIA, Clear Photo, Clear Photo LCD Plus, Clear RAW, Cyber-shot, Cyber-shot Station, InfoLITHIUM, like.no.other, Memory Stick,...